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#21 User is offline   barmar 

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Posted 2010-November-28, 23:54

Writing a new app from scratch is a lot of work.

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Posted 2010-November-29, 16:42

If all you'd like to do is kibitz, CloudBrowse is an option as well, it renders the BBO Flash interface reasonably well.
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Posted 2010-November-29, 18:18

View Postiggygork, on 2010-November-29, 16:42, said:

If all you'd like to do is kibitz, CloudBrowse is an option as well, it renders the BBO Flash interface reasonably well.



To watch Vugraph and Interesting tables, you can use this link:

http://www.bridgebase.com/mobile/

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Posted 2011-January-09, 07:53

Please work with Apple to get BBO to work on the iPad. I love to play bridge online, and the iPad is a wonderful size for travel. I could leave my laptop at home if I could play BBO on the iPad. A BBP App would be awesome. Thanks for considering it.
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Posted 2011-January-29, 11:48

You can play bridgebase on the ipad by using the ipad app from alwayson pc. It is expensive $25 but it works. For a link to see it in action, go to:

http://blog.alwayson...from-your-ipad/
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Posted 2011-January-29, 13:46

Sallyla, when you posted this the first time, I thought you were legit. Are you receiving benefits to advertise this app?
(Deleted your duplicate post in this thread.)

If you are, please stop posting this. You can ask about advertising this app, email us.

We are trying to get hold of this app ourselves to see whether it works well or not. Right now we don't know yet. So obtain it at your own risk.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 02:12

I'm typing this message from my Motorola Xoom. The forums look great and the mobile website vugraph look excellent. The site seems better suited to portrait mode. Can't wait until the
new flash comes out from Adobe in a few weeks, to try out the main site.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 11:32

Echo I should be getting Xoom on Monday. Didn't want to wait till the adobe flash comes out. But now I won't know the difference between Xoom and Ipad.

I heard there's some software/flash emulator app you can get for Xoom till the flash update. Know anything about that?
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Posted 2011-February-27, 15:40

View PostRain, on 2011-February-27, 11:32, said:

Echo I should be getting Xoom on Monday. Didn't want to wait till the adobe flash comes out. But now I won't know the difference between Xoom and Ipad.

I heard there's some software/flash emulator app you can get for Xoom till the flash update. Know anything about that?


You may have wanted to wait until the 4G version comes out. You can get the current 3G upgraded for "free", but it requires returning the unit to Motorola. I am looking at Xoom as a solution (the Samsung Tab is too small, but might be more useful if you carrry it everwhere) to the iPad defects. Most of my extended family have ipad's so I will be an outcast, but the camera's true multitasking, and native Flash (well in a few weeks) make xoom look like a winner. The one I saw sure seemed faster than ipad, but it had almost no apps on it. Perhaps that slow ipad down, not sure.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 17:26

Don't know about the flash emulator. Definitely waiting for the flash player update, as I also want to take advantage of the movies and TV shows with my Amazon Prime account. The 4G does require an upgrade. I don't know what I will need to do, but am hoping I can just take it into the local Verizon store for the swap out of the radios.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 17:52

View PostEchognome, on 2011-February-27, 17:26, said:

Don't know about the flash emulator. Definitely waiting for the flash player update, as I also want to take advantage of the movies and TV shows with my Amazon Prime account. The 4G does require an upgrade. I don't know what I will need to do, but am hoping I can just take it into the local Verizon store for the swap out of the radios.


The news suggests it is a week long process (but free) to upgrade to 4G.

I'm thinking I'll wait until after the 4G model is available and reevaluate then.
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Posted 2011-February-27, 18:11

I've been following engadget.com quite religiously ever since I decided it was time to get a smartphone and start texting people(!!!)

Looks like the only 2 big tablets out right now are ipad and xoom. Dell streak seems inferior. I would be interested in hearing reviews/experiences from anyone who has experience using both ipad and xoom, not just for BBO activities but in general. :)

Ben I had no idea the upgrade was going to be so much hassle. Sad face.
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Posted 2011-March-02, 13:43

I don't think honeycomb is quite ready, even though the hardware for xoom is nice.
The app selection is pretty limited, and even if you do get an interesting one, it isn't really for honeycomb, but obviously for android phones.
Surfing net is fast and nice even with 3G.

No flash at all is a deal breaker, so I'll probably get another android tablet soon (galaxy?) and try to bingo with it. This one is going back to the shop. :D
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Posted 2011-March-02, 21:59

View PostRain, on 2011-March-02, 13:43, said:

I don't think honeycomb is quite ready, even though the hardware for xoom is nice.
The app selection is pretty limited, and even if you do get an interesting one, it isn't really for honeycomb, but obviously for android phones.
Surfing net is fast and nice even with 3G.

No flash at all is a deal breaker, so I'll probably get another android tablet soon (galaxy?) and try to bingo with it. This one is going back to the shop. :D


Flash for xoom in something like a "few weeks". Maybe you might want to hold on to the xoom for a small while. The samsung tab thing is sort of small (some people like the smaller size for carrying it around). On the otherhand, if you haven't bought one yet, waiting for G4 (and flash) seems to make sense. Flash is memory hog and slow so having G4 with it would be nice for sure.
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Posted 2011-March-02, 22:21

Does anyone have any experience with Skyfire flash app for the ipad -- if that works I will buy an iPad
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Posted 2011-March-03, 19:47

I am returning my xoom for now. Will get another android tab soon though.
No flash would be a deal breaker for me - one main reason is to play BBO lol. How to play without flash? :-s That seems to rule out ipad2. Why are they so stubborn about flash. :(

Just saw a coupon for $100 off xoom.
http://www.fatwallet...-deals/1079153/
At some point we should start another thread for android tablet...
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Posted 2011-March-03, 20:52

I'm going to at least wait until Flash is out. I looked at a few vugraph sessions on the Xoom and it looked great. It's also going to be nice to have the video and tv show downloads from my Amazon Prime account.
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Posted 2011-March-04, 02:05

View PostRain, on 2011-March-03, 19:47, said:

Why are they so stubborn about flash. :(


Flash is optimized for great graphics on a desktop, saving energy is not part of the design. Running a flash application would empty the batteries within 1-2 hours.
Flash is a native application on the device it is running on, it is a main target of hackers these days. Allowing flash on a mobile device requires a lot security modifications.
Implementing security works best if the software and the system is under control of the same manufacturer, obviously Adobe and Apple are separate companies and do not wish to share their knowhow with each other.
Having control about hardware, operating system and software is a key element of what makes Apple's gadgets special, they can't give that away.
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Posted 2011-March-11, 12:57

Everyone - try iSwifter. It actually works (it's a bit slow, so you won't be able to do robot races, also it looks like a stylus could be useful) for iPad. Free download to try; if you like it apparently it costs $.99.

(And I am not connected in any way to iSwifter.)
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Posted 2011-March-24, 09:30

View Postfred, on 2010-April-07, 08:38, said:

In principle it *might* be possible, but I suspect it would be a lot of work for us to get it to work.

I don't think you should factor in the hope/expectation that you will be able to use the BBO web-client into your decision as to whether or not to buy an iPad. I do think that there will eventually be a way to play on BBO through the iPad (or just about any other device that can run a proper web-browser) that will not depend on Flash.

But I really can't predict how long "eventually" means in this context. Neither "a few months" nor "a few years" would shock me.

Probably it is already possible to kibitz BBO tables through the iPad (in the same way that this is possible on the iPhone - www.bridgebase.com/mobile).

Fred Gitelman
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www.bridgebase.com


Fred,

I just learned of a program called LogMeIn that acts as a remote desktop .. There is a $30 app one can load on an iPad so that you can use the iPad from anywhere to access BBO or whatever as long as one's home computer is on.

Does this seem like a good idea?

Paul
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